that means obedience or respect more than being afraid of God • Edom – represented by Esau‚ a country neighboring ancient Israel that was often under Jewish control • Primogeniture – “first born‚” leadership of the family and extra property rights given to the firstborn son • Mandrakes – a root used as a fertility drug in the ancient world • “Israel” – “one who wrestles with God‚” name given to Jacob after his encounter with the angel • “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor
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Major Prophets Cynthia Strouse Dea. James Williams February 15‚ 2011 Isaiah Homework Four Kings during Isaiah’s prophecy time 1) Uzziah A) He reigned for 52 years (2 Chron 26:3) B) Good points- He did what was right in the eyes of the LORD‚ just as his father Amaziah had done. He sought God during the days of Zechariah
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Mythical story behind Roman derivation is that there were Romulus and Remus sons of Rhea Silvia (sister of the king)‚ were abandoned by the king Amulius to avoid claimant of kingdom. The king ordered them to drawn in Tiber River but escaped the death plot. Both in wild were raised by wolf mother till they grew up‚ revenge in mind roused them to kill Amulius and restored reign to grandfather. Both founded new town where they were raised. Soon both the brothers involved in quarrel and Remus was killed
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settlement of the tribes of Reuben‚ Gad and half tribe of Manasseh on the eastern side of Jordan. They requested for the land which Israel had already conquered because it was ideal for their cattle and sheep‚ and Moses granted their request with a proviso. In our text‚ at God’s command‚ Moses gives a record of the itinerary and encampments of the children of Israel from Egypt to the plains of Jordan near the Promised Land. From the record‚ the journey can be divided into three main segments. The
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Consider Hosea who was commanded to marry an unfaithful wife to represent Israel’s covenant unfaithfulness towards God. During this time‚ Israel was unwilling to worship God and sought to find their own idols to worship and bestow glory upon. Hosea taught through his marriage the extent of unfaithfulness the Jews had in their relationship with God. Hosea compared Israel to spoiled grapes‚ a wild vine‚ a trained heifer‚ and a rebellious son and led into God to lay ruin to a large portion of His people
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The Bible as History The question of whether the Holy Bible is an actual historical account of what happened since the beginning of humanity‚ or merely stories that man has come up with over time has long been considered. Many choose to believe the Bible literally and take everything word for word. Others believe the stories in the Bible are a way of showing God ’s love for us‚ but think of them as stories and lessons on how to follow the "way of God." Others think the stories in the Bible
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Exegesis: The simple premise of not destroying humanity again became YHWH’s prelude of restoring the wicked humanity by preparing the way for the establishment of YHWH’s chosen people‚ Israel and focusing on the story of a man named Abram‚ later known as Abraham‚ and the origin of YHWH’s chosen nation Israel‚ from him. Thus it is said that Genesis contains a lot of “eponymous writings” because the biblical character explains “the origin of a tribe or nation from a specific person or hero. The
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Hebrew mezuda meaning “fortress “or “stronghold. Today it is one of the Jewish people’s greatest symbols. Israeli soldiers take an oath there: "Masada shall not fall again." Next to Jerusalem‚ it is the most popular destination of tourists visiting Israel. It is strange that a place known only because 960 Jews committed suicide there in the first century C.E. should become a modern symbol of Jewish survival. Let me examine the story of the fall of Masada and to do so I will begin to examine the events
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nation of Israel. A period of prosperity‚ faithfulness and fearing God would almost always be followed by a period of destitution‚ lawlessness and idolatry. This recurring cycle can be linked to political authority‚ and the level of separation of political authority from other influences. The successful struggle for liberation under the leadership of Moses and the glorious conquest of Canaan under Joshua instilled a fresh breeze of hope and a renewed faith in God in the nation of Israel. Guided
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God uses imperfect people. God can and often does use imperfect people to accomplish his purposes. Look at the lineage of Jesus in Matthew 1:3[->0]. “Judah the father of Perez and Zerah‚ whose mother was Tamar.” Read Genesis 38[->1] about how Judah fathered Perez with his daughter-in-law Tamar. She dressed up as a prostitute to get pregnant when Judah had money to spend after selling the wool from his sheep. David committed adultery with Bathsheba. (II Samuel chapter 11[->2]) David had her husband
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